Aroga eldorada

Aroga eldorada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species: A. eldorada
Binomial name
Aroga eldorada
(Keifer, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia eldorada Keifer, 1936

Aroga eldorada is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are white at the scale bases, but most scales are heavily infused with dark to blackish-fuscous. The area from the base to the fascia has irregular shades of chestnut-brown. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris .[3]

References

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